Essential Cosmic Perspective, The, 7th Edition

Description

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MasteringAstronomy does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MasteringAstronomy search for 0321927842 / 9780321927842. That package includes ISBN-10: 0321928083 / 9780321928085 and ISBN-10: 0321928377 / 9780321928375.

MasteringAstronomy is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

For Introductory Astronomy Courses

The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition gives non-science majors a streamlined, cutting edge introduction to astronomy built on a strong tradition of effective pedagogy and coverage. Focus on skill building includes new group work exercises that require active participation, helping you to retain concepts longer and build communication skills. MasteringAstronomy® works with the text to create a learning program that enables you to learn interactively both in and out of the classroom.

This text is a brief version of the authors’The Cosmic Perspective Plus MasteringAstronomy.

This program will provide a better learning experience for you. Here’s how:

Personalize learning with MasteringAstronomy: MasteringAstronomy provides you with engaging and interactive experiences that coach you through introductory astronomy with specific wrong-answer feedback, hints, and a wide variety of educationally effective content.Gain a modern understanding of astronomy with the latest content: Since the previous edition, new discoveries about Exoplanets, planetary formation, dark matter, and the early universe have had a significant impact on our understanding of astronomy. The Seventh Edition incorporates this new content to give you a modern presentation of the science.Learn effectively: Better understand astronomy with a clear and continually reinforced learning path from chapter opening to end of chapter using dynamic learning tools in the text and in MasteringAstronomy.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE1. A Modern View of the Universe2. Discovering the Universe for Yourself3. The Science of Astronomy

II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity5. Light: The Cosmic Messenger

III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS6. Formation of the Solar System7. Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds8. Jovian Planet System9. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts10. Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant WorldsIV. STARS11. Our Star12. Surveying the Stars13. Star Stuff14. The Bizarre Stellar GraveyardV. GALAXIES AND BEYOND15. Our Galaxy16. A Universe of Galaxies17. The Birth of the Universe18. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe

VI. LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND19. Life in the Universe

This title is also sold in the various packages listed below. Before purchasing one of these packages, speak with your professor about which one will help you be successful in your course.